Flushing apparatus for closets, &amp; c.



Patented Sept. 25, I900. H. C. MONTGOMERY.

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HARRY c. MONTGOMERY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FLUSHING APPARATUS FOR CLOSETS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,453, datedSeptember 25, 1900. Application filed February 15, 1900- Serial No.5,842. (No model.)

To (r/ZZ whom, it 77'bCLy concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY O. MONTGOMERY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushing Apparatusfor Closets, 850., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for flushing closets, &c.; and theimprovement consists in the construction of an apparatus wherebycontrollable quantities of water are admitted to the bowls of saidclosets for the purpose of rinsing same.

The object of myimprovementis to render said apparatus extremely simplein point of application and manipulation, sensitive and efficient inOperation, reliable and durable in point of construction, and ornamentalin appearance. I attain this object in an article constructedsubstantially as, shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1represents a vertical sectional view of said apparatus, and Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view on line X X. (See Fig. 1.)

Like letters of reference denote like parts in the drawings andspecification.

Substantially the apparatus consists of a casing A, a valve B, combinedwith a piston C and rod D, a bonnet E, and lever F. The casingA isadapted for pipe connection at its inlet a and Outlet 5. Provided inopen relation with the inlet a is an internal cylinder 0, of which thelower terminal 0 serves in the nature of a seat for the valve B, whilethe upper branch 0 constitutes the cylinder proper for the piston C. Theupper part of said casing is preferably screw-threaded for reception ofthe bonnet E, above mentioned. For the valve B, I prefer the employmentof suitable material other than metallic, so that at all times withoutnoise a liquid-tight seating can be effected. Said valve is secured tothe lower terminal of rod D by an adjustable screwnut connection. Aboutthe middle portion of rod D an adjustable collar connection is formedfor reception of the cup-Washer d, which, in conjunction with thecollars e 6, serves in the nature of the piston C, above referred to.Close at the upper terminal of said rod is a slot f, into which extendsthe short arm of the lever F, presently described.

The bonnet E serves the triple purposenamely, that of'closing up thecasing A, of guiding the rod D, and of supporting the lever F. Theconnection with-the casing is effected in the nature of a screw-joint,as previously stated, a guide for the rod is had within the neck g, anda support for the lever is had by and between the lugs h h and pin 2'.(See Figs. 1 and 2.) The short arm j of the lever is rounded toaccommodate an easy motion of the rod, and the long arm of said lever isprovided with a weight 70, which can be adjusted to suit conditions. Thepin 1' forms the fulcrum for the lever B, and the former may haveconnection with thelugs h 71. g

in any approved manner.

In its application this apparatus is placed in such relation to the bowlof closets as to enable a most convenient manipulation of the lever. Theoutlet 1) is connected with the bowl, while to the inlet a water-supplypipe is attached of suitable size to insure an effectual rinsing orflushing of the bowl when and while the valve is opened. Simply bylifting the lever the valve B can be opened for the water to rush intothe bowl, whereupon said lever is left free to return to its normalposition, in which instance the valve is held closed. It is merely amatter of adjustment of the weight and a certain proportioning of thediameter of the piston in relation to the valve which enables one toregulate the closing tendency of the valve. With either the adjustmentof the weight or a certain piston area counteracting the pressure uponthe valve a more or less swift automatic closing action can be edectedof and for said valve.

In or with a flush-controller of the above description no stuffing-boxis needed. Cousequently the annoyance which is usually experienced withstuffing-boxes is eliminated.

The casing A not only excludes splashing, but since it ordinarily doesnot come in contact with the water there will be no sweating experiencedon the outside of the casing in case the supply-water is colderthan thesurrounding atmosphere.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A flushing apparatus for closets &c., comprising the combination of acasing having IOO an internal cylinder With inlet extending through theside of said casing,- the outlet being formed in or with the lowerterminal thereof, and the top being inolosed bya bonnet with tubularneck, a valve, piston and rod combined, the said valve controlling thelower face of said cylinder, the piston fitting the cylinder above itsinlet and the rod being guided in said bonnet-neck, and a leverequipped, Supported and connected for 01014 :6 ing said valve allconstructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY O. MONTGOMERY; Witnesses:

B. F. EIBLER, JAMES lVIATHEHS;

